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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

13th Mar 2016, 10:42

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Was the Nomad really that bad?

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Posted By Capt Claret

Working for Whittaker Air way back when, we used...

Working for Whittaker Air way back when, we used to take 1200 kg of freight into Lady Eliot Isl, 600 m, high water mark to high water mark. Fairly impressive I thought.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

9th Apr 2011, 13:35

Replies: 414

Was the Nomad really that bad?

Views: 285,025

Posted By Capt Claret

I can tell you from experience that Nomad...

I can tell you from experience that Nomad dipsticks are no more reliable than the gauges. On one sortie burnt more fuel on the 50 nm run to an outstation than I did on the 200nm run to the big...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

13th Nov 2009, 01:24

Replies: 414

Was the Nomad really that bad?

Views: 285,025

Posted By Capt Claret

A helicopter engine turned upside down! God...

A helicopter engine turned upside down!

God I'm getting old & old-timer's disease is setting in.

I knew the rego BRP rang a bell but not till I saw the photos above, did the penny drop. ...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

15th Aug 2009, 22:38

Replies: 414

Was the Nomad really that bad?

Views: 285,025

Posted By Capt Claret

I was dailying that there aeroplane of...

I was dailying that there aeroplane of frigatebird's one morning in Bundy. Got to one side and thought, I don't remember dropping the flaps. Returned to t'other side and flaps retracted!

A bit...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

1st Aug 2009, 22:10

Replies: 414

Was the Nomad really that bad?

Views: 285,025

Posted By Capt Claret

AnyGivenSunday99 It's been a long time and I...

AnyGivenSunday99

It's been a long time and I can no longer remember the weights but I used to fly an N22B into Lady Elliot Island, in the late 80's early 90's with a full load of cargo, some thing...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

11th Jan 2009, 05:03

Replies: 414

Was the Nomad really that bad?

Views: 285,025

Posted By Capt Claret

prospector, next question! :p :}

prospector,

next question! :p :}

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

10th Jan 2009, 03:34

Replies: 414

Was the Nomad really that bad?

Views: 285,025

Posted By Capt Claret

N22 not too bad, N24 not so good. Fuel...

N22 not too bad, N24 not so good.

Fuel gauges (4 off) with a face the size of a 5 cent piece.

Some instrument gauges had 1/4 increments, others 1/5.

Sharp edges every where, so skinned...

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